New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-16
LAGGARD'S TRUE FORM.
WINNING THE BRIDGE HANDICAP.

"A he sat the club house balcony AZ oneePsnos~ .'
ana saw his colt Laggard win the Bridge Handicap
fast time in truerun race, and fnish Win pieny OF
vieor and speed Csrpers who have derded TINS oots
sood ual,ties must now admit that when Laggard Is
N 70 run he can handle weight and stay stubborDly 70
the end and that only thrseyearod OF the nrst class
can defeat him over fair distance The colt has mad
hard luck since he left Monmouth He was interfersd
with and cut in the Twin City Handicap and was then e.
M In his work. This caused his defeat by Miss Ford ana
Bessie June in tie sheepshead Stakes on Tuesday
... IT.. On. facy that hs Is not
At lis best in mud But he complete revenge on
ana branch in the Bridge Handicap taking tho hssTs oas
them by his speed and sticking quaueS aud xnneby
alone with Mr. sSas,ay tsrS When the The
struggle was on neither Miss Ford nor ess9 ncos and
baSd hsi !, sprne but and he win make
good cup horse, like his sire kngsou u snscd bnt
Lssrsrd at even weight. would os pretty sure N,. al
ways to Kingston at mile anu a iSs
who saw Iassard nDs and cong5aSla1sa MR.
c Wnss' E Hsrs e. A%ssi'
GALWAY e K L absars walter Grata John g.
Hsesscser. Wright sanford Cecil Clay Of Ensand;
Captain William Tnrnou Defores' %rs9 sS: =:
DANIEL r. sickies strolicd about together The Dryers
their usual seats n the par o. ,ss
Jockey Mclaughlin ride Ave losers ON all Of which they
S m ~. and the
gait OF cricke although neither Windsal nor F"reneo
hi him ng 9
Stakes by dint OF sheer desert ,,. ou' net
EsySg With RAMssS1a SYsf on liz
heavy burden OF I23 pounds into place In the May
1s Was warm September afternoon but the air was
not oppressive The had dried the track win won,
dsrfui rapidity, and fast time was made MT Caiawe,
made no slips every art being prompt and good ana
he is tie winner OF the Great f1an
Champion stakes star tors entries received from All
nations In fact he wins iu caner MT Lawr '. &C.
too could well afford to show modest pride 10 MS re-
mil EUerv
produced gala and excl ing finish Blown
DuEs wTn Ten STRIKE was at rros head spsays
victory In the Bouquet stakes was by nscE only ever
a.sard won in great STYLE hut he ridden out aud
Bevdrre and stockton were so close Tor second pace
Fxs oniy rot M ia The MayHower Handicap furous
rush the homestretch under Hamiltons aosera r.
while rupert was close third and Favor was
hand n 'as last close race flush Ts:
was hsndicapping hard to equal or approach chat,
But II Mr. Lawrence and MT Caldweil were IN sne,.
merely we're 10 be judged McLaughn had FIVE mount:
but neither first nor second WIZ any OF bas o
Favor. With Omaha. Bessie June, Joe Coto1, snd
oS%y Enough Garrison had
on grassland in third So neither OF tue ieaa
ing jockey; added s. to his remarked in
the astounding difference in the form OF Cyclors on
msnss 70 ome officers 81 the club might he just
we'll for Garrison to try his best 10 make 'he coi run
s"i Alter nj who can fairly expect consistency from
rscsaorsei why would make salt Goldfish that had
been stored In country shop for seven years sqnro
with anguish to reflect Joe Cotons fall FROM the rank
70 that %. S" ,i weST
Every one nailed him as great Mark Antony or Bill Day
M n,a hs popusee Would heartily appanded
entertainment and called u eood snow but now "a
ius at the root Of mis- tail There's none 30 poor 10 90
Joe ton reverence now-no not even tne sPeao's
conte race the Racing stakes but all agreed
that 1t the mud The Dryers put Rlnsiy crowns On
him in heaps in the better going yestcrday hey oe
iieved hin as good certified check on the Chemical
Bank But McLaugha cSudn. make joseph ,", run mi S
later sold him into Egyptian captivity Joe Cotton came
In SsS sa1 the
the finish had been postponed 9ntp snec.oa a Sos
bad in The head but blood noticed on his no,trs
II ~ Keen sharpeyed as the Dryers can be SO
what can be expected from common foksi
Wckham was OF the first race aud Ten Strike was
Brown Duke and Areo bumped at the start and Brown
fell WITH 1aso he H sa 70 sne sna
with rush. but could not catch Brown Duke and Argo
isvoriIe Specially we'll ridden by r wen on az
:n.p ana led Prince Ss'a "fS
second. Omaha third After the lorses aa "a
ro around .ns 9th rs in up and doing
fessiy bumped against Jack Cocks knocking him down
lie hurt Williams. VINO rode bin Han
on Rafferty, aud o are At an m
Hayward rode handsome race on M, bsss iast nr
ns his and run came ms ho%s nS lie carried only
IO3 pounds. but 1t was his best race TINS year;
Bsivderc in the last fSronT there nothing 10 II
and the JUDGES promptly dismissed rng Any S no ss
rails Miss Ford favore over Lakgard IN most
Of the betting but both she and Bessie Juno quit Daoy
Exile favOrts for tn. MaysoTer r. H snnn
a.. and fea q
M:1.aIs k sea Ss
with Favor too aT S e9'' nv, wS ns S
RTonld probably have been and Favor in
stead Of between Exile and Lelr. The later ~ ran ns
orcnx Hamilton :. ride like demon 10 gst Iiie nom:
@ But Exile when a' right and no. suny y s oS' Ss
took the prize Rupert was close third Richmond 4:
wstep Grss Alter buying Dry MonopOe
the Emery sale, scratched him Tor this race: II
the little horse were DIT he would have put in strong
Hamilton makes strong finish He has SKIN. but Is
ured him for spong and Hamilton broke out ,s
sTfy. TALKING Mr. Ssn rs si
that ne would put MIN down rhati. suspend hiT from
1s Sm tho 10 rsSs o. the had
Hamilton to ride Raceand In the Great Eastern hahd
SaI s ras 70 resSs from
pension and the BOY rode Racsiand In TRIUMPH.
horse may be gathered from the fact that he lost
SOS 900 BY the collision which spoiled kacelands
chances the Flstbush Stakes He had backed MN 70
win that sum- said yesterday that he wond nave
nut the whole Raccand in the Great Eastern
Even IL Raceland had won the Flatoush Mr. Lawrence
would have put only 1872 pounds on the geidng a. MS
ion weight FOR colts the Great Eastern Is 123 King
Foxs weight last Very justly he does not oesse
Wen with i22 pounds up. Raceaud would Just as surely
have captured the Great Eastern hs did with - and
Mt Ul,psu would have landed neat little fortune on
the two - ~. ..., g., .,.
Great Eastern aroused the intense Indignation OF all
trne tnrfmen by filing claim yesterday to first money
hecsuse e the incorrect entry Of Raceland Tho entry
Was made in good faith and Mr.. Jennings knows H.
Puttins the dams as Caramel instead OF calome
Wa simply = slip of the pen by an illiterate man 10
whom Mr. UiIman deputed the task OF making
she entry. Some promiaent members 81 me cIa ~
MJssenri and Keep then there Tue racing rule was
framed to prevent fraud not to deprive great rage
horsa NJ \ iusily wen race . mere teobnlcanty Mr.
= k.x. dAal nj